What are the best indie alternatives to Zoom?

5 curated indie and bootstrapped alternatives to Zoom: Daily, Whereby, Jitsi Meet, BigBlueButton, Around. All are smaller, founder-led tools that compete with Zoom on price, openness or developer experience.

How much does Zoom cost?

Zoom has a freemium pricing model starting at $14.99/mo.

Zoom was founded by Eric Yuan in 2011.

What category does Zoom fall under?

Zoom is listed in Video & Calls. See all video & calls tools in our directory.

Video & Calls5 alternativesFreemium · $14.99/mo

Alternatives to Zoom

Zoom is the meetings standard. Indie tools offer lighter, more private alternatives.

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Pricing

$14.99/mo

Freemium

About

Founded 2011

Founder

Eric YuanFounder & CEO
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Top indie alternatives

Smaller, founder-led tools that quietly compete with Zoom.

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Daily

Video and audio APIs.

Smaller team, embed video into your own app.

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Whereby

Browser-based video calls.

Bootstrapped Norwegian team, simple links.

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Jitsi Meet

Free, open-source video calls.

Self-hostable, fully open source.

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BigBlueButton

Open source virtual classroom.

Education-focused open source video tool.

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Around

Calm video calls for small teams.

Indie-feeling app focused on better meetings.

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